The friend who destroyed the family

"We have this Tiffany again," Max thought as soon as he crossed the threshold of the house. He came home from work tired, hungry and didn't want to communicate at all. Tiffany is special. Max just couldn't stomach it organically. And not because she's his wife's friend. And it's not even a matter of banal jealousy. It's just that after Tracy and Tiffany talked, there were always scandals in their family. Tiffany, in his absence, "teaches" his wife how to "properly treat a man." Or, more precisely, to drive him under your heel. And after Tiffany left, it started: "You have to", "You have to", "Are you a man or what?".

Max has asked Tracy many times to talk less with Tiffany. And he doesn't really want to see her at home. To which Tracy always replied to him that in her house she herself would decide who would go to her and who would not, and he did not order her. Well, yes, you can't argue - Tracy's house. But if Tiffany didn't come to visit them for a long time, then Tracy was fine. And she will be happy to meet him from work, and talk and laugh. And after talking to Tiffany, it's like she's been replaced -she snorts and gets angry at him, and everything is wrong with her.

And today Tiffany is visiting again. Max's mood soured. He did not want to eat, and he went into another room. About fifteen minutes later, Tracy came in and demanded that he, as expected, sit with the guests. The demand was accompanied by the words "no culture, no upbringing", "you behave like a redneck and a lout" and everything in that spirit.

Max's patience snapped. He was tired of Tracy's public humiliation, tired of this Tiffany, and in general he was tired of everything in this house. He just wanted to relax after work, and he had to entertain a man he hated, and even act as a rag on which his wife would wipe her feet. At first he wanted to make a huge scandal, but then he decided to do something else.

He came into the room and sat down next to Tiffany. Tracy sat down in front of him with a triumphant look and began to tell him how she was "teaching him culture." Max leaned against Tiffany, stroked her hair, and began to wind a curl on his finger. Ignoring the puzzled looks of Tracy and Tiffany, he inhaled the smell of Tiffany's hair, complimented by the fragrance and excellent appearance. Max openly started flirting with Tiffany. She smiled and started flirting with him, too. And then Tracy started going crazy. She tried to rebuke Max, made remarks to Tiffany, but they didn't pay attention to her. Tracy got angry, made a scandal, and began to kick Tiffany out of the house. Max, to further annoy Tracy, asked Tiffany, "Will you take me with you?"

"Of course!" Tiffany replied with a laugh. She wanted to annoy Tracy and avenge the scandal she had just caused.

"Where are you going? Tracy shouted angrily at Max. She hadn't expected this outcome. And she was always sure that he would not leave her anywhere. And besides, he himself had always hated this Tiffany.

Max turned around before leaving the house and stared at Tracy. In his gaze there was not a drop of the love and tenderness that had always been there. At parting, he simply said to her through his teeth, "I asked you in a good way that she was not in the house. And now look at what a friend you have. And always know that it was you who destroyed our family."

When the door slammed behind Tiffany and Max, Tracy slid down the wall and sobbed all night. She knew it was her fault. And she didn't know what to do next. After all, she loved Max and did not think that he would leave her. Especially with her best friend.

However, Max and Tiffany didn't go. He wasn't going to go with her. He just wanted to hurt Tracy and show her what a friend she had. Max returned to his parents' house. Tracy was still trying to establish a relationship with him and was even ready to forgive his "betrayal". Yes, only Max did not want to return to this relationship anymore. Because that day he realized that he no longer loved Tracy. The one he once loved more than life. The one from whom he once endured all the humiliation because he loved. Someone who took his love for granted. And now this love in his heart has burned out.

Yes, there is no more love, but the experience remains.